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As awesome as smartphones are, do they really help us to better communicate with one another? Sure, it's nice to be able to instantly talk with anyone, regardless of whether you're at home or out and about, but there are certain things we lose by ...

Mantan Web reported the tentative title of Gathaman Crowds' second season. The next season is tentatively titled "Gatchaman Crowds insight". The cast of the first season of the anime returns in the second season.

There are a lot of talented cosplayers and prop-makers in the world, and every now and then, we like to showcase some of the ones that pop up on our radar. The Japanese Twitter community has been pretty excited by the recent efforts of @DarkKnight...

Question-What do you get when 140 Indie/Underground/Independent Major [well-funded Indies] groups and soloists meet up in one location? Answer- A lot of wotas going home with no money and a lot of goods, for the Idols you have the largest Idol fes...

In a documentary about the making of Spirited Away, director Hayao Miyazaki is shown in his studio explaining how he wants a certain scene to look. When the dragon's jaws are wrenched open, he says, it should look like a dog clenching its teeth, g...

Elastic hugging the skin. And the plumpness of the thigh that gently overflows. It's called zettai ryoiki or "absolute zone," and men's fascination with it is unceasing. Zettai ryoiki created by knee-high socks are a common staple in anime, and it...

The visuals of the main characters for the upcoming musical adaptation of Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight manga series are revealed to the Japanese media today. 20-year-old Yumi Wakatsuki, who is known as a member of Japanese female idol group Nogiz...

Kirino the main character from the popular series Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute) by Tsukasa Fushimi gets a unique feature with this new figure. There are two versions of this figure, one is a stan...

In October 2014, the popular Japanese Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku created a new page in her history as a performer. The songstress, who has to date expanded primarily into Japan and Asia, held her own events in the U.

Square Enix's DC Variant Play Arts Kai figurine line-up is continuing with the Joker and Harley Quinn, both of whom are scheduled for release in March 2015. Here's a look at the two characters: Harley: Joker: You can browse the rest of Squar...

Well it looks like it's that time of the week again for the animeception show. Still, I can't say that I don't look forward to it, because I do. The only thing that's hard about this show, is the recap.

Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman will help the Japanese learn how to speak English thanks to a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure-themed English instruction guide. The Learning English through JoJo's Bizarre Adventure!

Following up, Toonami has announced the forthcoming broadcast of Inuyasha: The Final Act. The block doesn't expect to make many edits for content, but any that are made will be done in line with TV-MA content restrictions.

The official website for the Tsukimonogatari anime adaptation of Nisio Isin and Vofan's 13th light novel has released the first new key visual for the upcoming anime. Additionally, the first promotional video for Tsukimonogatari was also released:...

Following his work on 2012's Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, series creator Masashi Kishimoto is back working on the scenario and character designs for The Last: Naruto the Movie. Since it was first announced, news about the manga has certainly g...

The third promotional video has released for Konami's upcoming PlayStation Vita game based on Naoshi Komi's manga, Nisekoi: Yomeiri! ? The video showcases some of the gameplay mechanics of the visual novel as well as a little codec call borrowed ...

The TOWER RECORDS Shinjuku store in Tokyo has announced the TOP 10 anime singles/albums of October 13-19. As expected, the number one single of the 42nd week of year 2014 is popular anime voice actress/singer Nana Mizuki's 30th single "Kindan no R...

The Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. will allow for up to 8 players to play simultaneously, Nintendo announced this afternoon. 8-player mode will be a special mode in the game and won't be available online.

Following up on July's MF Bunko Summer School Festival 2014, the cast and staff of 8 Bit (Encouragement of Climb) upcoming TV anime adaptation of Takumi Hiiragiboshi's Abosulte Zero light novel series have been listed.

Minari Endo's 8-year-long romantic comedy inspired 2 TV anime The December issue of Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine is announcing on Monday that Minari Endo will end her Maria Holic manga's eight-year run in the following issue on Nov...

While the Tokyo International Film Festival is presenting "The World of Hideaki Anno," Studio Ghibli co-founder, producer and former president Toshio Suzuki has explained that the work of Hayao Miyazaki would have been featured if he hadn't retired.

Super Smash Bros. 3DS Posted 24 October 2014/ Games / Leave a Comment Super Smash Bros. is one of my all time favourite game series. Hours apon hours spent on each release, but definitely most on the original N64 version.

Sentai Filmworks Acquires 'Brynhildr in the Darkness' Anime License Posted by Chris Beveridge October 24, 2014 at 02:51 PM Brynhilder in the Darkness Sentai Filmworks has picked up a new license with the acquisition of the spring 2014 series Gokuk...

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso - 03 This show has covered the full spectrum of reaction for me in the last two weeks. I made no secret of my affection for last week's episode of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso. In fact at the time I watched it I thought it was...

Shirobako OVAs to Be Bundled in Blu-Ray Volumes 3 and 7 The official website of the anime, Shirobako, announced that the third Blu-ray & DVD volume of the series will include an OVA titled "Exodus! " which will be released on February 25, 2015.

Tweet Pin It The documentary film of L'Arc~en~Ciel will be released. It has been announced, the movie which entitled "Over The L'Arc~en~Ciel" will hit the theaters on December 5 limited for 8 days. At the same time, the visual poster has also be...

Tweet Pin It Crush is the second studio album by 2NE1 and features the singles Come Back Home, Happy and Gotta Be You. It was first released in Korea in February of 2014 then in Japan in June of the same year.

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